Fukushima Update #49 Evacuation planning: Islanders risk being left behind
Residents on a small island within the evacuation perimeter of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture speak ab...
read moreEvacuation planning: Islanders risk being left behind
Residents on a small island within the evacuation perimeter of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture speak ab...
read moreWorkers sue Tepco over risk pay
A group of workers involved in operations at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are suing Tokyo Electric Power Company ...
read moreFukushima accepts waste facility
Authorities in Fukushima Prefecture have approved the construction of a massive facility to store radioactive waste gene...
read morePacific bluefin tuna catch to be cut in half
Pacific nations agree to slash bluefin tuna catches in half to allow stocks to recover.
read moreYoyogi Park shut by dengue fever
The Tokyo government closes a favorite downtown park due to the ongoing outbreak of dengue fever.
read moreJapan’s ‘once in 30 years’ summer a sign of things to come
Weather officials warn Japan’s extreme summer was the result of climate change, and say more is on the way.
read moreNew Abe cabinet features five women
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's first cabinet reshuffle since taking office includes 5 female ministers, in line wi...
read moreDengue fever strikes Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park
Government officials and scientists work to stem an outbreak of dengue fever centered on a downtown Tokyo park.
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